Image Forming Method, Image Forming Apparatus, and Image Forming System

Abstract

An image forming method includes: dividing input image data; transmitting first divided data to a first image processing unit; transmitting second divided data to a second image processing unit; image-processing the first divided data transmitted to the first image processing unit; image-processing the second divided data transmitted to the second image processing unit; and forming an image based on the first divided data image-processed by the first image processing unit and the second divided data image-processed by the second image processing unit.

1 . An image forming method comprising:
 dividing input image data;   transmitting first divided data to a first image processing unit;   transmitting second divided data to a second image processing unit;   image-processing the first divided data transmitted to the first image processing unit;   image-processing the second divided data transmitted to the second image processing unit; and   forming an image based on the first divided data image-processed by the first image processing unit and the second divided data image-processed by the second image processing unit.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 rearranging the first divided data image-processed by the first image processing unit; and   rearranging the second divided data image-processed by the second image processing unit,   wherein, in forming an image, the image is formed based on the rearranged first divided data and the rearranged second divided data.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 storing the rearranged first divided data and the rearranged second divided data in a memory unit; and   retrieving the rearranged first divided data and the rearranged second divided data stored in the memory unit.   
     
     
         4 . An image forming apparatus comprising:
 a latent image carrier on which a latent image is formed;   an exposure head that forms the latent image on the latent image carrier; and   a controller that includes a division unit dividing an input image data, a first image processing unit image-processing a first divided data, a second image processing unit image-processing a second divided data, and an output unit outputting the image-processed first divided data and the image-processed second divided data to the exposure head.   
     
     
         5 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the controller further includes a first rearranging unit rearranging the first divided data image-processed by the first image processing unit and a second rearranging unit rearranging the second divided data image-processed by the second image processing unit, and the rearranged first divided data and the rearranged second divided data are output to the exposure head. 
     
     
         6 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the controller further includes a memory unit in which the rearranged first divided data and the rearranged second divided data are stored, and the rearranged first divided data and the rearranged second divided data stored in the memory unit are retrieved and output to the exposure head. 
     
     
         7 . An image forming system comprising:
 an RIP server that divides and stores an input image data and includes a first image processing unit image-processing the first divided data and a second image processing unit image-processing the second divided data; and   an image forming apparatus that includes a latent image carrier on which a latent image is formed, an exposure head forming the latent image on the latent image carrier, and a controller outputting the first divided data supplied from the RIP server and the second divided server supplied from the RIP server to the exposure head.   
     
     
         8 . The image forming system according to  claim 7 , wherein the controller includes a first rearranging unit rearranging the first divided data image-processed by the first image processing unit and a second rearranging unit rearranging the second divided data image-processed by the second image processing unit.